In the middle of the summer, in the blistering heat,
             There were three citizens who couldn't stay still in their seats.
             None had work or school and to nothing did they commit,
             Each thought of a pilgrimage and decided to have a go at it.
             While each member thought about what they should do,
             They brainstormed, and planned the trip that was long overdue.
             While sitting and thinking over mugs of cappuccino,
             Each thought it would be fun to travel to the land of casinos.
             The pilgrimage, they decided, would be as good as can be,
             They decided to drive from the east coast to other side of the country.
             And so our bored pilgrims depart on their way,
             But little did they know this trip wasn't the ordinary, everyday.
             While the event may throw into effect a life-altering course,
             It is not, for some, without a deep sense of remorse.
             The cars have pulled out; our characters are on their way,
             To the beginning of a new life, this is their very first day.
             The head of car number one is the overprotective father with two kids.
             This man is conservative and many things they wish to do, he forbids.
             He moved to the East from the Bible belt, and many customs he did bring,
             He dislikes many "new" ideas from evolution to his daughter's nose ring.
             Now this man, he makes honest wages,
             He drove around town checking homes' water gauges.
             He loves his family and would do anything to help them,
             Which is why he protects his kids with many an activity he condemns.
             On this trip, however, for them he splurged,
             He rented a cushy van, because his kids urged.
             Las Vegas, for him, is quite a stretch of persona,
             To him it seemed as far away as Verona.
             Gambling, he thought, was a Biblical sin,
             If anyone he knew saw him in the act, he would feel chagrin.
             On this journey he feels a great fright,
             What if his children started to fight?
             He pulled off the highway to fill the tank with gas,
             The ...